A school has seen its Ofsted rating double downgraded to “requires improvement”.

Bobbing Village Primary, Sheppey Way, near Sittingbourne, had been “outstanding” until the latest inspection.

The school, which has 208 children aged four to 11 on its books, was visited by the education watchdog on June 18-19 after it was last inspected in May 2017.

They found it was no longer at the top level in any of the five requirements inspectors report on.

This included “good” ratings in the quality of education, personal development, and early years provisions.

However, it “requires improvement” in behaviour and attitudes and leadership and management.

Inspectors found while a new behaviour policy is starting, and its impact is “yet to be seen”, some pupils continue to disrupt learning as it “is not always managed consistently”.

This means while youngsters enjoy learning it is “disrupted at times”.

But the report did acknowle “action has been taken” to ensure pupils’ positive behaviour is praised.

This is being done by giving reward points when they act in line with the school’s values.

Meanwhile, school leaders did not always have a “clear and sharp oversight of the school” and “do not use information well enough to inform planned improvements”.

A new “well organised” curriculum is also being rolled out and is “mostly being taught effectively”.

However, teachers do not consistently check pupils’ learning before they move on to new things, the report said.

They also do not always adapt lessons “carefully enough to help pupils achieve as highly as they can”.

Inspectors did find the school was “warm and happy” with pupils being “welcoming, polite and respectful”.

They are also “encouraged to look out for and care for one another”.

The school is part of the Bourne Alliance Multi Academy Trust, which includes Aspire School, Grove Park Primary School and Iwade School.

The trust, which took over the school in 2014, has been approached for comment by KentOnline.